California Health Care Improvement Projects (CHIPs)
California Health Care Improvement Projects (CHIPs) are designed by CHCF Health Care Leadership Program participants with the goal of addressing meaningful challenges or opportunities in health care.
Browse CHIPs to leverage the work of CHCF alumni and find opportunities to collaborate in order to improve health for Californians.
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Tele-Physiatry: Improving Access and Quality to California’s Medical Therapy Units
James P. MarcinProject Goal: To implement a Tele-physiatry model of care to underserved school-based Medical Therapy Units while evaluating access, patient and parent experience of care, quality metrics and economic impact to the State.
October 26, 2020View/Download PDF
Providing Community Based Care to Aging Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Alice MoughamianProject Goal: To develop and implement basic standards of care for the aging homeless population in the community. These standards include: falls prevention strategies, providing support and preparing for any living situation, robust behavioral health support, expertise in the path to conservatorship, and staff training.
October 26, 2020View/Download PDF
Spreading ACEs and Trauma-Informed Care at Santa Rosa Community Health
Deirdre Bernard-PearlProject Goal: The goal of the project was to train all staff at Santa Rosa Community Health on Trauma-Informed Care and ACEs screening and to begin universal ACEs screening by 2021.
October 22, 2020View/Download PDF
Optimal Health for All – Debiasing Clinic
Michael ChangarisProject Goal: Using a train the trainer model a series of three trainings, a set of clinically applicable tools for each and a training team will be training to deliver the training. The training will be conducted for all county employees by June 2022.
October 22, 2020View/Download PDF
Equity in SCPMG Physician Leadership
Shari ChevezProject Goal: Develop, socialize and utilize a Diversity Dashboard to benchmark, goal set and create accountability to increase representation of Female Stipend Physician Leaders in Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG).
October 22, 2020View/Download PDF
Improving Health Through Social Connectedness
Chase CoffeyProject Goal: Identify, screen and refer 15 adult, hospitalized patients by Feb. 28, 2020.
October 22, 2020View/Download PDF
The Safe Haven Clinic Initiative: Tackling the Seemingly Intractable Co-Occurring Epidemics of Homelessness and Addiction in California
Noemi "Mimi" DoohanProject Goal: Support the launch of the first Safe Haven Clinic with Mendocino County in 2021 in a SNF commandeered by the County as a COVID Alternate Care Site (ACS) and purchased with CARES act funds – Whitmore Lane, Ukiah CA.
October 22, 2020View/Download PDF